Watch-face protector.



G. DENNISON.

WATCH FACE PROTECTOR. APPLICATKON FILED MAR. 1. 1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916 \NVENTOR. 65mm WFTNESSES ATTORNEY.

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GILBERT DENNISON, OF HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

WATCH-FACE PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, GILBERT DENNISON, asubject of the King of Great Britain, and residing at Villa Road,Hanosworth, Birmingham, in the county of lVarwick, England. haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lVatch-F ace Protectors;and I do hereby declare that the following description of my saidinvention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings,forms a full. clear, and exact specification, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in watch'face protectors and hasfor its object to provide an easily operable and simple protector.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan of the complete watch faceprotector.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the protector with the outer flanged cover removed,showing the segmental members. Fig. 3 is a plan of the flanged coverbefore fitting. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aplan of the fixed ring forming part of the protector. F ig. 6 is asectional-elevation on line XX of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan of theslotted movable ring. Fig. 8 is a section on line YY of Fig. 7. Fig. isa plan of one of the pivoted segmental members. Fig. 10 is a sideelevation of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation of the faceprotector attached to a watch case.

In carrying this invention into practice as shown upon the accompanyingdrawings, the bezel of the watch easel which holds the watch glass 2 inposition is provided with a small ridge 8 near its-outer edge onto'whichthe protector is attached by snapping on, screwing on, or otherwisesecuring same in position.

The outside portion of the protector takes the form of a cover 4 whichis shown at Figs. 3 and 4 and is preferably stamped out of sheet metaland provided with a center aperture. The side of said cover 4 is formedwith a rim 5 which is milled or chascd as desired for the purpose ofassisting its rotation by the linger and thumb.

Arranged to operate inside the case 4 1s afixed ring 6 as shown at Figs.5 and 6 which is provided with a sharp upstanding rim 7 near its edge onone side only which is adapted to embrace the small ridge 3 of the watchglass bezel, the other side of the ring ipecification of Letters Patent.

'Applica'tidn filed March 1, 1915. Serial No. 11,345.

Patented Feb. 1,1916.

' 6 being fiat. In said ring 6 is provided four or more holes 8 equallyspaced apart for the purpose hereinafter explained.

A. movable ring 9 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 18 provided with four or'more slots 10 to correspond with the holes 8 in the ring 6 and issecured by soldering or other suitable means to the inside of the cover4.

Four or more segments 11 to correspond with the number of holes 8, asshown in Figs. 9 and 10 are cut out of hard sheetlnetal and are providedat their ends with small projections, the projections 12 are turned upat right-angles to the segments while the projections 13 are turned downat right-angles to the segments 11.

The aforedescribed parts are now assem bled in the following manner: Thefour segments 11 are pivoted by their downturned projections 13 into theholes 8 in the fixed ring 6. The segments are then interlaced anddisposed as seen in Fig. 2. The cover 4 with the ring 9 inside is thenplaced over the segments 11 and the ring 6 so that the upturnedprojections 12 of the segments 11 engage with the slots 10 in the ring9. The whole is then closed together by rolling the edge 14 of the cover4 over the periphery of the fixed ring 6 carrying the segments 11 asshown in Fig. 11. y

The protector operates in the following manner: The projections 13 ofthe segments 11 are pivoted in the holes 8 of the stationary member orring 6, this ring 6 is securely attached to the watch case 1 by means ofthe rim 7 engaging the bezel 3 of the watch case and is thereby held inposition. The pro jections 12 of the segments 11 engage with the slots1-0 in the ring 9. This ring 9 is secured to the outer cover 4 whichrevolves around the ring 6. lVhen the cover 4 is revolved theprojections 12 are moved with it and thereby'the segments 11.Projections 13 on the other ends of the segments 11 are located in theholes 8 which act as a hearing. It will be seen from Figs. 1 and 2 thatif the cover 4 is turned to the left the seg ments 11 will all movetoward the ring 6 and if the cover 4 is turned far enough the segments11 will lie on thesaid ring 6 and underneath the cover 4 clearing theaperture 15 and at the same time exposing the face of the watch. If thecover 4 is now 1 turned to the right the segments 11 will be -broughtinto the position as shown in Figs.

1 and 2 and will thereby block the aperture ments to four as more may beused if de- 15 and protect the face of the Watch from damage.

The segments 11 are preferably domed in their centers so as not to bearon the watch front. F

I do not Wish to limit the number of segsired. v

By thislnventlon I provide an exceedingly simple protector for the faceof Watches,

more particularly for use with Wrist watches.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A watch face protect0r,. comprisingin combination, a plurality ofpivotal segmental members, a fixed ringfor supporting one end of each of said members, amorable ring forsupporting the other end of each of said members, and a flanged cover.rig'idly secured to said movable ring; the poriphery of said flangebeing turned so as to engage With the eriphery of said fixed ring, saidrings being rotatable relative to each other by means of said cover soas to cause the pivotal members to coiger or expose a Watch face.

2. A 'Watch face protector, comprising in combination, a plurality ofinterlaced pivotalsegmental members, afi-xed ring for supporting one endof each of'said members,

'a slotted movable ring for supporting the GILBERT DENNISON.

itnesses NORMAN S. HARLOW, Gnonon E. FOLKES.

